THE EXECUTIVE AS AFTERTHOUGHT:

Done deal on a $4 billion cut gives Republicans spending victory (Russell Berman, 03/01/11, The Hill)

The House approved a stopgap spending resolution Tuesday in a landslide 335-91 vote, with more than 100 Democrats joining all but six Republicans in voting to slash federal spending by $4 billion over the next two weeks.

Shortly before the vote, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said the upper chamber would likely approve the measure, which would send it to President Obama for his signature.

With a final Senate vote expected Wednesday morning, House Republicans are poised to win the first significant budget cuts of their new majority.

Madame Tussaud's Obama exhibit should just be a teleprompter and an autopen in wax.

Posted by Orrin Judd at March 2, 2011 6:51 AM